New Wells, Missouri Weather
New Wells, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Wells, Cape Girardeau County.
Full aviation weather for New Wells is published on the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) page, 37 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of New Wells have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near New Wells: Perryville Regional Airport (KPCD) 41 km · Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) 41 km · Pinckneyville Du Quoin Airport (KPJY) 52 km · Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (KMWA) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCGI describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Wells specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Wells.
About New Wells, Missouri
New Wells rests in a gentle hollow, a place where the land begins to quietly tilt and fold, hinting at the larger valleys and bluffs that lie further afield. It lies 18.3 miles north-north-west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 341°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-west of Grand Tower. The fields here are a patchwork of muted greens and ochres, stretching out under a sky that often carries a soft, diffused light, especially in the late afternoon. Oak and hickory trees, their branches gnarled and reaching, punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling with a dry whisper on the breeze. The air itself seems to hold a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of farm equipment or the cry of a hawk circling overhead, a quiet testament to the enduring agricultural character of this part of Cape Girardeau County. The history of New Wells is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the streams that thread through the land, remnants of an older, wetter geography. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that has sustained itself through generations of hard work and a quiet resilience. The local economy, while not bustling, is grounded in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the cultivated acres, their stalks standing tall in the summer sun. Occasionally, one might stumble upon an old stone foundation, a subtle reminder of homesteads long gone, or catch the faint scent of woodsmoke on a cool autumn evening, a lingering echo of simpler times that still holds sway in New Wells.
Live animated radar for New Wells and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | New Wells, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.556161°N, 89.624543°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63732 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Wells, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Wells, Missouri, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for New Wells includes coordinates 37.556161°N, 89.624543°W, situated in Cape Girardeau County. ZIP code 63732. Telephone area code: 816. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
